Blog posting from the International Association of Online Communicators about the use of CiteULike to support academic research. This gives a helpful overview and some screen shots of CiteULike.

TED talk by Catherine Mohr a surgeon and developer of surgical robots giving an overview of surgery past, present and future.  Includes footage of the use of robots in surgery. Not for the squeamish.

Hans Rosling unveils new data visuals that untangle the complex risk factors of one of the world's deadliest (and most misunderstood) diseases: HIV. He argues that preventing transmissions -- not drug treatments -- is the key to ending the epidemic.

Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one.